LOL... but you can take It up with Johnthe ugly side of landlording.. its rare that I ever give a deposit back and I mean rare.they yell they cuss they threaten but they also do a bunch of damage.. most of them are just wind bags.now the one's that actually hand the property over and have lived there like responsible adults I give those back.. but most of my mid west stuff they never even ask. 

You must always remember, threatening memos seldom change anything.

When I ran a property management company, tenants threatened us with lawsuits all the time without anything ever coming of it.  

Any tenant even threatening legal action against me gets targeted for a termination.  

She's now threatening to sue me for for not returning her deposit and for damage to furniture which she claims she incurred as a result of the squirrels and mice.  

At this point, you may still be able to give it try since  she may be literally threatening the deal. 

In fact, here it is:https://www.dca.ca.gov/dca/publications/landlordbo...A book you should own is this one:http://www.nolo.com/products/the-california-landlo...It was my bible and I used their contracts, too, which are included.When tenants start threatening to sue or take legal action, it's best to remain calm and just say that if they choose to do that, that's fine, and you'll be happy to abide by the judge's decision if they decide to take the matter to court.  

I'll spare the details of long emails and voice mails that they have sent threatening us with all sort of legal action, etc. if we do anything to work on the unit that disturbs their well-being, or do anything that seems retaliatory.

A week passes no check, tenant stalls some more, my son threatens to file with Landlord tenant board.

They feel threatened because they are facing the real probability of being homeless.